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OCTOBER 23, 1947
B R O O K IN G S -H A R B O R P IL O T , B R O O K IN G S
OREGON
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,W7 ortier of this budget law and other laws of
tn c t. sa,d d is tric t was in effect ipality, or ¡)v the ¿ a r t
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,he purpos<‘ ot
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pon to prepare
DreDare a budget
hnHc.st
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t e r ascertaining
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called upon
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persons having
ORDERED
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icers Upon wbose certificate property in
and secure the law ful approval
the district. As set that the assessor of C urry Coun-
« « c • a . lle d and held, forth in Section
111-910. a a Dcrsof
p e n « , * ty. Oregon, extend uptin 'th e ' as-
of the taxpayers to any excess and the
------on 111-910,
fwiied from page one
votes of the people shall «ho offers to vote may be chai
sessment ro ll the tax levy as last
the amount of $42,706,47, over the six per cent lim itation. | be given upon the
answrs yes wngea
lenged c by the chairman ot the made by School D is tric t No. 17
stion of authorization fo r m ere are numerous examples I a n d n „ in ............ ‘
of a school d istrict or other tax- U .ihm ininn ...L ? ;SUa manni'd of meetitng or any qualified elector of C urry County.
tress was placed before .
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submitting questions to vote of A fte r such callenge the appli
an election, held
s Preparing a second the people."
Done at its offices in Salem.
cant elector has the rig h t to be
26 At said election ¡ budee,: I f sucb bud« « be pre-
The ballot used at the election questioned under oath as to his Oregon, this 15th day of Octo
„ authorized the levy Par<>d ■" compliance w ith the re- t h . d fell Septem.ber 26 contained qualifications, fo r the absence of ber. 1947..
„ of 219 in favor to 120 I d ’ rements o f t h e la w . and. the following language:
STA TE TA X COMMISSION,
¡the elector’s name from the as-
1 where required, be duly sub
(State Seal!
REASON FOR INCREASING segment ro ll is not a complete
m itted to the law fu l electorate
E a rl Eisher, commissioner and
third budget is the one fo r an expression of th eir w ill, T A X LEVY: To provide more 1'ar to his rig ht to cast a ballot,
chairman.
er review The petition this commission is aware of no adequate facilities for the in- Thus- one who can present evi-
Wallace S. W harton, commis
nng the validity of the
sioner.
sta tu te invalidating such second creased public school population i dence he has stock, shares or
sets forth several grounds
budget nor authorizing this com and for increased cost of oper- ownership in any corporation,
C arl Chambers, Commissioner
which will be considered
and secretary. .
mission to do so. This opinion is ation, the amount of tax, in ex- firm or co-opartnership. which
supported by that of the A tto r cess of the 6 per cent lim itation has property in the d istrict as
first claim contained in ney General rendered in 1930, in fo r said school year is $32,706.47” ishown by the last county assess-.
T ry O —X /K J A<tn-—Thag
jtion is to the effect th a t which he declared that a school 1 I t is to be noted that Section ’ rne’ ,t- ls deemed to have complied
tion held June 16, 1947, d is tric t may re-consider and set
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A 18 ^ fiu irin g «>th the property qualifications. !
refused to authorize tax aside its action in voting taxes, *hatt th,e ballots contain a s t a t e - j ab^ n c e of a challenge there-
he reas<?ns for ,ncreas- i ' 11 cann'?t „* * said that one
excess of the six per and prepare, publish and adopt ™
h\ . eVy , makue no detailed
C8St 8 baI,Ot was not CJual-
utation to set aside said a new budget at any time before
O n u w w qf (Ao Wns'M’s FlM at
was final, in the ab- the ta x has been entered upon specifications for the contents of
rf another vote to set the tax rolls (See Op. A.G. 1928- such statement. In the opinion of i
tir
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¡this commission, it cannot be! nibinct '»ants Schools
CROFT BAAfTKR LILY
election. This presents 30. p. 610).
said the statement on the ballots
No,e is taken by the commis-
tion of the effect of a
Planting and PVacaag Stock
by the qualified electors
Claims Faulty Ballots used in the September 26 elec- ®ion of the fact that the eleetor- Brooking«. Ore
U. S. A.
tion is in violation of the re- ate of the school d is tric t has
tion a tax levy in excess
In th e ir second allegations of quirements of Section 110-1112 ¡three times been called upon
six per cent lim ita tio n
petitioners
question O. C. L. A.
to express its w ill upon the budget
by the Oregon consti- ille g a lity ,
the a u th o rity of the school board
In support of the claim that of School D istrict No. 17. At
jnation of the local bud- to expend money fo r a second or persons not qualified to vote ¡each election, subsequent to that
and the public” school tb ird election, and fu rth e r cites were allowed to vote, petitioners ¡held on June 16, the electorate
this state discloses n o ,a lle Ked unwise expenditures. This proffered the names of but three more clearly expressed its favor —N ational Rhecm, Jud
upon the a u th o rity i c^a' m bas *n Part already been such persons, and upon question of the requested tax levy u n til
school board of a second-! answered. Further, this comm is-|ing
ing declared that none of such at the th ird election the vote Whitehead, Mission, Mon
chool district to supple- sion has no a uth o rity to question persons had been challenged as approximated a m a jo rity of 2-1.
¡sting budgets or to pre the discretion and judgment of to his or her right to cast a
Having heard representatives tag electric and gas fired
a
school
board
in
the
adm
inistra
ballot.
second budget p rio r to
of the parties concerned in this water heaters.
Section 111-910 O. C. L. A. m atter and considered the evi-
tension of the tax levy tion of its local affairs. See City
upon the assessment and of P ortland v. Welch, 154 Or. OUtlines the qualification of a dence presented, this commission
voter at a school district election: finds that the budget and the
The refusal of the ta x- 286,59 p. (Bd) 228.
In th e ir th ird allegation of i l
tax levy fo r the budget in ques
at one election to auth-
PLUMBING
Complied With Law
amount in excess of the leg ality, petitioners set forth that
"Any citizen of this state, male tion were prepared and made
required by one budget the school board failed to include or female, who is 21 years of in substantial compliance w ith j
to them does not p re ■ -o reasons
n the ballots
a statement the of «ax
th e |app ,,nri Says
has resided
in the dis-
fo r increasing
taraedla.eiy
pre-
preparation of a second
or its consideration by levy as required by Section HO-¡ceding the meeting or election
»vers Rather, such very 1112 O. C. L. A., and that Per-'and has property in the district
in itself necessitates a sons not qualified to vote w e re jas shown bly the last county as-
nnation and re-appraisal allowed to vote.”
¡sessment, and not assised by the
budgetary requirements
Section 110-1112 O. C. L. A., in sheriff, or which he or she is
Lstrict which in tu rn may relevant part declares th a t:
liable or subject to pay a tax,
"The question of increasing shall be entitled to vote at any
another expression of
of the taxpayers. In any tax levy when submitted t° school meeting or election in
manner, when the State the vote of the people as herein j saifj district: provided that the
omission by its opinion provided, shall be stated on the , property qaulificaiions imjx»sed
¡us? 15, ordered the C u rry ballot by including in such ques ; by this section shall not apply
in the election of the school d i
rectors and school clerks; pro
vided further, that any person
)n’t fail to see “P e te ” if you contemplate
shall be deemed to have com
plied w ith the property q u a lifi
purchasing real estate!
cation imposed by this section
Classified Section for BETTER BUYS!
who presents to the directors or
judges of election satisfactory
MILDRED SLONE, a
Traffic S u p erv isor
evidence that he or she has stock,
of the West Coast
shares or ownership in any cor
T e le p h o n e C o m
poration, firm, or co-opartner-
pany.
ship which has property in the
Real Estate And Insurance
district, as showm by the last
county assessment, and not as
fy Building
Brookings, Oregon
sessed by the sheriff, on which
such corporation, firm or co-part
O ur switchboard operators are our front
nership pays a tax, even though
his or her individual name does
line soldiers. They bear the brunt of the at
not appear on the tax roll. The
tack. handling a record num ber of calls with
.chairman of any school meeting
facilities that, thanks to the war. are still w oe
or any qualified elector, hereby
fully inadequate.
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is authorized to challenge any
person who may offer to vote at
Behind them stand the front line officers.
any such meeting. In case an
>uperv
.•rvxsors. Their long experience and
the
Su
¡elector has been challenged or
ed
skill
are throw n into the breach w hen
prov
disqualified, it shall be the duty
î î l 11
som
ething
happens.” They train new oper
(of the chairman of such meeting
to administer to each person so
ators. They assist experienced operators to
challenged to m b in g his place of,
handle unusual calls. They help their Chief
[residence and qualifications as
O
perator to control traffic in em ergency con
elector at such meeting, and, up
ditions
such as flood, fire, serious accident.
on taking which, he shall in te r
rogate him respecting his c itiz
M ild re d Slone is one ot 850 m em bers ot
enship in this state, his age, his
the West Coast Telephone F a m ily w hose
Woolens, Silks, D raperies, Blankets
residence in the district immedi
w o rk in g objective is to g iv e you the best pos
ately proceeding the meeting or
sib
le telephone service.
election, a n d whether he has
IF IT CAN BE CLEANED—
property or shares in a corpora
tion in the district as shown by
« E CAN CLEAN IT!
¡the last county assessment, and
assessed by the sheriff, on
|which he or she is liable or sub
ject to pay a tax, and if the
meeting be fo r the election of
(school directors or clerks, he
shall interrogate him as to wheth
e r he is a resident and otherwise
Iqaulified as an ele cto r"
Commission
jon Favors
»I District 17
C ounty Assessor to deny exten-
si°n upo" the assessment ro ll
to the tax levy required bv the
second budget of the school dis!
THB
T IS D A L E S
J. J. Gallagher
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Pete J. Lesmeister, Realtor
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Depend
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Cur-De/ Cleaners
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Brookings, Ore.
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